Weather: NE force 4
A slightly cooler day but full of sunshine.
A nice movement of 92 Skylarks, the largest flock being 32 flying west but many passing in singles or small groups moving in many directions.
Finches also came in numbers to add to the 51 Linnets on the island with 4 Goldfinch, a Chaffinch, 2 Siskin, 1 Redpoll and 6 Greenfinch including these 2 in the old obs garden and 1 in flight.
Just a single Starling, 4 Pied Wagtails and 2 Reed Buntings and a late Wheatear north of the lighthouse added to the passage.
Three 3 Song Thrushes (2 on middle) were there early, and 1 later on a bungalow fence.
As usual there are some Robins on the island.
Three unringed Rock Pipits indicated that there is a passage at this time of year in addition to our colour ringed breeding birds.
The Stonechat was still present and the Brent reached a new high of 308 birds. On the sea were single Great Crested Grebe and Guillemot and 160 Common Scoters. Shorebirds seen were 4 Little Egrets and a Grey Heron. regular waders logged were 1,200 Oystercatchers, 25 Curlew, 42 Turnstone, 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 85 Redshank and 12 Bar-tailed Godwit. A Sparrowhawk was on the island as was The Kestrel.
Ringed : 1 Wren.
Photos: SRW
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